(Apocynaceae) Ixodonerium annamense Pit.

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Field Characters: Vne, creeping over the riund and over small shrubs, latex white, flowers purple.

Locality: Attapeu Province, south side roadside spot about 5 km from the Laos-Vietnam border post.

Habitat: Edge of forest at the base of a mountain covered by submontane tropical rainforest.

Altitude: 750 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara

Collection number(s): DDS 15344

Collection Date: April 6, 2017

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. xxxxxx. 

Project: PO1


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Field Characters: Climber, long, about 8-15 meters. Green simple leaves. Red flower. Pod long, about 10-15 centimeters. Liana has white latex.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Xaybouly District, Kengkabao Neua. 

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Altitude: 535 m asl 

Collector(s): O. Souliya

Collection number(s): LAOS 324

Collection Date: March 8, 2002

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2245868. Plant samples were submitted for anticancer testing.

Project: PO1

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Noradina Noradina, Imelda Liana Ritonga, et al. Botany, phytochemistry, traditional uses, pharmacology of Apocynaceae family: A review. Community Practitioner: The Journal of the Community Practitioners' & Health Visitors' Association 2024, volume 21, issue 07. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.12799415